Report concludes FBI had a legal ‘authorized purpose’ in monitoring communications of Trump election campaign adviser Carter PageHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 6.17pm GMT FBI director Christopher Wray says he accepts the DoJ watchdog’s findings (essentially that the FBI was justified in investigating Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign over evidence of improper links with Russian operatives, but that the FBI was sloppy in some of its execution). Attorney general Bill Barr says he has full confidence in Wray. 6.12pm GMT The US attorney general, William Barr, says the report of DoJ inspector general, Michael Horowitz, shows that the “FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a US presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions”. Continue reading...